Sporting dirigible balloon.



S. JELALIAN.

SPORTING DIRIGIBLE BALLooN.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

Application led anuary 14L 1915. Serial No. 2,1381- T0 all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, SARKIS JELALIAN, a citizen of the United States,residing vat the cit delice and State of Rhode Island, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Sporting Dirigible Balloons, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to dirigible air ships, and more particularly tothat class of air-shipsemploying aidirigible balloon for assisting inlifting a person and embodying wings for driving said person for# ward.

The object in view is to provide means to easily permit a person to flyin the manner of a bird by the aid of the gas bag.

The invention consists of the peculiar features of construction andcombination of parts as hereafter described and claimed.

In describing the j invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying sheet of drawingsin Whichh Figure 1 is a side elevation ofthe balloon from which suspends a body of a person. Fig. 2 is a top viewof the device as applied lto the back of the person. Fig. 3 is a planv'iew showing the relation of the device as applied to the body of theperson. Fig. 4

is a front view showing the device as strapped to the body of a person.Fig. 5 is a enlarged detail view of a rectangular back support,illustrating the folding manner of the side projecting wings.

Referring to the drawings, numeral 1 designates a balloon from whichsuspends a body of a person 3, Aby means of suspensions2; with sideprojecting wings 4,`the function of which is to react against theatmosphere to make a safe gradual downward descent whenever the gas bagcollapses. Means are provided also to fold said Wings when desired bythe operator.

Extending outwardly from the person 3 is a pair of bird-like wings 5,which are secured to the arms of said person by means of belts 9, andthe inner ends of said wings 5 are pvoted to the upper side of therectangular support 10 as shown in Fig. 3 and in Fig. 4.

The wings 5 may be easily and freely lflapped as may be desired by theperson or the operator by the power of the arms, thus forcing the airdirectly beneath the laterally outwardly from the projecting wings 4.Said wings 4 extend of Cranston, in the county of Provi-v sides of therectangular support 10, said support 10 is secured to the p body ofthe'person 3, by means of straps or belts 6, as shown in Fig. 1, and inFig..4.

. Immediately beneath the' straps 6,- is a soft cushion 7 appliedlengthwise to the body of the person 3, this cushion' 7 is utilized tokeep the body of the person free from pressure from said straps 6. Asimilar cushion is also provided in the back.

Extending from the forward end of the person 3, is an outwardlyextending flat pentagonal hat 8, applied and secured to the he'ad ofsaid person, the purpose of this hat is to keep the head of the personin level position by the aid ofits outwardly extending portion.

In Fig. 5, is illustrated the folding man-' ner of side projecting wings4, in said figure numeral 15 designates a series of Hat wing supports,and near to the inner ends thereof are provided eyes which are looselymounted on vertically arranged stationary pins 16 secured to the backsupport 10. The inner ends of said supports 15 having pivotal connectionwith a flat bar 17, said bar y17, being provided with a springattachment 18, and a rope 19 extending forwardly from the rear end ofsaid spring adjacent to the operator. So it is apparent that when a pullis made from the free end of the rope 19, the sup ports 15 will havefolding movement/into backward position through the connection with bar1 asshown with dotted lines in said Fig. 4.

In use the gas bag may be omitted in orv der that the apparatus may forma glider,

in making a Hight from a hill or high eleva- The hat being provided witha pentagonal plane assists the aviator in making the forwardly ascendingand descending courses, by simply moving his head upward or downward, asis obvious.

From the merits of the device described, it will be seen that a personwill be able to fly safely and successfully in the manner of a bird. vIt should be understood that the material used for the purpose describedshould be light and firm, such as bamboo or other suitable material.

Thus having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is j l. An apparatus of the characterdescribed, comprising a gas ba having means to permit the escape of gasrom the latter, a rectangular back support suspended from said bag andadapted to be secured to the body of the aviator, a flat outwardlyextending wing portion pivoted to and projecting from each side of saidsupport, a pair of bird-like wings pivotally secured to the forward endof said support, and arm-securing straps on said wings,

2. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a gas bag havingmeans to permit the gas to escape from the latter, a rectangular supportfor the aviator having outwardly extending planes pivoted to andprojecting from each side thereof, wings pivotally secured to the saidsupport, forj wardly of its planes, said support and said wings havingstraps for securing to the body of the aviator.

` jectinlg pentagonal plane.

3d An apparatus of the vcharacter described, comprising a gas bag havingmeans to permit the escape of gas from the latter, a support havingoutwardly extending planes pivoted to and projecting from each sidethereof, fiat wings pivotally secured to the forward part of saidsupport, means for securing the said support and said wings to theaviator, a hat adapted to be secured to the aviator and having a flatoutwardly proapparatus ofy the character described, comprising a gas baghaving means to permit the escape of gas from the latter, aback-support, planes projecting from each side of the same, a movablebar, supports for said planes, each support pivoted to the saidback-support and connected, to the said bar, and means to actuate saidbar to bring the supports for said planes to a folded position. Intestimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SARKIS J ELALIAN.

Witnesses SARKIS THAMIRIAN, JOHN A BAJIAN.

